"Home is not where you are from; home is where you are needed," William Foege tells graduates at the end of his address. "As I congratulate you on what you have done, I also hope we all find our way home."

Graduates celebrate as they prepare to move on to the next phase in their lives, encouraged by President Wagner to "carry your creativity, excellence and character into the communities that await you."

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After volunteering at local food pantries, Naomi Maisel founded Emory's chapter of Campus Kitchens, which saves about 1,000 pounds of potentially wasted food every month and converts it into healthy meals for those in need.

In just three years at Emory College, Nowmee Shehab worked tirelessly on issues including sexual violence prevention and financial aid for undocumented students, earning the University's highest student honor.

Growing up in rural Kentucky after being adopted from Vietnam, MacKenzie Wyatt knew how it felt to stand out. In the Class of 2016, she also stands out -- for her enthusiasm, her research and her work to help orphans.

On May 9, Hurl Taylor, age 77, will march in his second Emory Commencement. Decades after graduating from Emory Law, he will receive a master's degree from Candler School of Theology to support his prison ministry.

Davie Zolowere served as a doctor and health officer in Malawi before coming to Rollins School of Public Health to earn his MPH. After graduation, he plans to return home to champion reproductive health.

Lauded for exemplary teaching, Oxford College biology professor Eloise Carter also co-authored a landmark report that led to Emory's forest protection plan, launched a summer program for teachers, and shepherded Oxford's new science building.

2016 PhD graduate Nicole Varga and religion professor Dianne Stewart are the recipients of this year's Eleanor Main Graduate Mentor Awards, presented by Laney Graduate School to highlight mentoring as a cornerstone of graduate education.